Any puffer reef safe?

[reelredfish]

Pretty sure I know the answer to this. However my wife always want one and everytime we go to the LFS she sees them and makes the comments to me.

 

[sandwi54]

No puffer in the arothron and diodon families are reef safe.

 

[reelredfish]

Sorry but since I don't know much about puffers does that mean that no puffers are reef safe?

Or are there others that may be?

 

[Marshall O]

Toby Puffers (those in the Canthigaster genus) are mostly reef safe. They stay nice and small, and so will likely only take out small snails or other small inverts.

 

[PirateToast]

Toby Puffers (those in the Canthigaster genus) are mostly reef safe. They stay nice and small, and so will likely only take out small snails or other small inverts.

I had a leopard toby for a bit. My snails hated it. I never saw my nassarius snails when he was around and would constantly find empty snail shells. I also had a conch that was harrassed to death. Since I've lost the puffer, the snails are coming back out.

My shrimp (coral banded and cleaner) and corals were always fine.

 

[Dmorty217]

Toby Puffers (those in the Canthigaster genus) are mostly reef safe. They stay nice and small, and so will likely only take out small snails or other small inverts.

^This

 

[snorvich]

Toby Puffers (those in the Canthigaster genus) are mostly reef safe. They stay nice and small, and so will likely only take out small snails or other small inverts.

I agree. The operative word is "mostly".

 

[Triggerfish]

i tried a valentini and right away it picked at sps. got it out quickly.

 

[crackedcorn]

I had a Valentini that picked at lps, had to remove him, too bad was a great puffer otherwise